Maletsunyane Falls - Quiz
Maletsunyane Falls
  • 1. What is the total height of Maletsunyane Falls?
A) 192 metres
B) 204 metres
C) 669 metres
D) 885 feet
  • 2. In which country is Maletsunyane Falls located?
A) South Africa
B) Botswana
C) Namibia
D) Lesotho
  • 3. Which town is located near the waterfall?
A) Mafeteng
B) Maseru
C) Butha-Buthe
D) Semonkong
  • 4. What does the name Semonkong mean?
A) Site of smoke
B) High mountain
C) Place of water
D) Falling rock
  • 5. Which river feeds the Maletsunyane Falls?
A) Maletsunyane River
B) Senqu River
C) Orange River
D) Tugela River
  • 6. What type of rock does the waterfall flow over?
A) Volcanic limestone
B) Triassic-Jurassic basalt
C) Sedimentary sandstone
D) Metamorphic granite
  • 7. What is the source of the reverberating echo at the falls according to local legend?
A) The sound of the river current
B) The wailing of people who drowned
C) Wind hitting the canyon walls
D) Rocks falling into the basin
  • 8. Which YouTube channel set a world record for the highest basketball shot at the falls in 2017?
A) The Slow Mo Guys
B) MrBeast
C) Dude Perfect
D) How Ridiculous
  • 9. What is the height of the commercially operated abseil at Maletsunyane Falls?
A) 204 metres
B) 630 feet
C) 885 feet
D) 192 metres
  • 10. Who manages the world's longest commercially operated abseil at the falls?
A) The local municipality
B) Lesotho Tourism Board
C) Maletsunyane National Park
D) Semonkong Lodge
  • 11. In what year was the basketball shot record broken by Dude Perfect?
A) 2019
B) 2017
C) 2023
D) 2021
  • 12. Where was the record-breaking basketball shot that surpassed the Maletsunyane Falls record located?
A) Empire State Building
B) The Strat in Las Vegas
C) Sydney Tower
D) Burj Khalifa
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